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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Book Review- The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer

By Lucy Weston
Released on December 21, 2010 Today!
Source: Publisher
2.5 Stars- Adults that like Historical Fiction, might like this one.

Synopsis (from Simon & Schuster)On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor is summoned to the tomb of her mother, Anne Boleyn, to learn the truth about her bloodline—and her destiny as a Slayer. Born to battle the bloodsucking fiends who ravage the night, and sworn to defend her beloved realm against all enemies, Elizabeth soon finds herself stalked by the most dangerous and seductive vampire of all.

He is Mordred, bastard son of King Arthur, who sold his soul to destroy his father. After centuries in hiding, he has arisen determined to claim the young Elizabeth as his Queen. Luring her into his world of eternal night, Mordred tempts Elizabeth with the promise of everlasting youth and beauty, and vows to protect her from all enemies. Together, they will rule over a golden age for vampires in which humans will exist only to be fed upon. Horrified by his intentions, Elizabeth embraces her powers as a Slayer even as she realizes that the greatest danger comes from her own secret desire to yield to Mordred . . . to bare her throat in ecstasy and allow the vampire king to drink deeply of her royal blood.

A couple of years ago I was obsessed with the history of Elizabeth Tudor so I was really intrigued when I saw this book, I wanted to see how the author would mix in the paranormal aspects into her life. This one is not really a mash up like some of the other books that have been coming out this year but more of historical fiction about a very famous and unforgettable queen with a paranormal twist.

I think what I liked about this book were the historical parts in it, there’s plenty of true facts about Elizabeth Tudor in it and since I was obsessed with her life I really enjoyed this. Cecil and Robin Dudley are in it and having them all play a part in this paranormal story was certainly interesting and fun.

The books is mainly from Elizabeth’s point of view but every few chapter we get a glimpse from Mordred, the vampire that’s suppose to be the son of King Arthur and wants to make Elizabeth his vampire Queen so they can rule England together. The paranormal aspects of the book were a little different and somehow traditional to the vampire folklore. I liked that Mordred was a vampire that could fly, had fangs and only went out during the night, but the powers that Elizabeth had was what I didn't like so much. Elizabeth is the first slayer in a thousand years to be able to have this light inside of her that shoots out of her hands and kills the vampires, I think it seemed a little silly and I wish she would've just had a stake or something like that to kill vampires instead of this light power. This one was definitely a change for me from what I usually read, I like YA historical fiction but this one was definitely aimed for adults, it had some sexual content which wasn't graphic but I wouldn't recommend to young readers. If you love paranormal romance and adult historical fiction then I think you would enjoy The Secret Life of Elizabeth Tudor.

6 comments:

  1. Thank you for the great, honest review!!!

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  2. I think when I read the synopsis what fascinated me the most was the inclusion of the Arthurian legend (which I love) with Elizabethan history. Great review of all the aspects of the book!!

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  3. Great review, I've had my eye on this book for a while because I too like reading about Queen Elizabeth (and Cecil & Robin!) I think I might check it out :):)

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  4. It sounds like this might be an interesting one. I might have to give it a try. Thank you for the honest review.

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  5. Thanks Katie!

    Sophie- Thank you! I love the legend of King Arthur too.

    Anaiz- I seriously obsessed over Queen Elizabeth about two years ago and had to read everything there was about her online and in books, I really enjoyed the historical parts in this book. I hope you do too!

    Heather- It was pretty interesting to see the paranormal mixed in with the historical parts. =)

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  6. Beautiful review.. Thanks. Love it! Interesting book...:)

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